Privacy

Effective January 25, 2025

Highlights of Our Privacy Policy

Scope:

The International Society for the Comparative Study of Civilizations, “ISCSC”, “we”, “us” or “our”) respects the privacy of our users. This privacy policy describes the types of information we may collect from you or that you may provide when you visit or use our asianstudies.org website, and our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting and disclosing that information. This Privacy Policy applies to the data collected by us, or those working on our behalf, through information you enter or from the imported data from authorized and approved sources. It does not apply to data collected through other sites, products, or services not approved by us.

Our Privacy Policy describes:

• How and why we collect your Personal Information;

• How your Personal Information is used and protected;

• How we store, use, transfer, and retain your Personal Information;

• When and with whom we share your Personal Information; and

• What choices you can make about how we collect, use, and share your Personal Information.

If you are a resident of or subject to data privacy laws or regulations of a country outside the United States, please see the additional provisions at the end of this Privacy Policy.

Personal Information

We collect your Personal Information for various purposes, such as, but not limited to, corresponding with you, informing you about your account, security updates and product information, processing your membership application and renewal, member directory, conference registration, providing you with services, processing your order or a subscription, or other purposes.

Notices; Opting Out

By providing us with your email address (including by “following,” “liking,” linking your account to our Service or other services, etc., on a third party website or network), you consent to our using the email address to send you Service-related notices, including any notices required by law, in lieu of communication by postal mail. You also agree that we may send you notifications of activity on the Service to the email address you give us, in accordance with any applicable privacy settings. We may use your email address to send you other messages or content, such as, but not limited to, newsletters, additions or changes to features of the Service, or special offers. If you do not want to receive such email messages, you may opt out by emailing us your request. Opting out may prevent you from receiving email messages regarding updates, improvements, special features, announcements, or offers.

Please note that your opt-out choices do not apply to messages from AAS regarding your membership or organizational matters, such as membership renewals, nominations, awards, etc.

You may be able to add, update, or delete information as explained above. When you update information, however, we may maintain a copy of the unrevised information in our records. You may request deletion of your account by emailing us.

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